Guangzhou vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guangzhou	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$785	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2110	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$342	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1288	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	77	93
🏙️ Population	18.7M	3.9M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 77% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6854th and 62nd ($785 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 47th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 1149th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Los Angeles

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	Guangzhou	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.46%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9091	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3444	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.78	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.6	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19408	$23685

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$627
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$694
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$873
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$801
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$548
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$678
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$858
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1734
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$638
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2396
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$777
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$793
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$908
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$828
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$766
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$954
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$778
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$802
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$797
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$739
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$600
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$682
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$473
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$751
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$758
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$474
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$612
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$714
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$528
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$648
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$601
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$620
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$602
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$705
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$711

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000